27 things only those who don’t like having a birthday understand

The issue is not (only) getting older, but the drama that involves the before, during and after that fateful day. Want to see?

1. You become the center of attention (which can be very tense!)

2. The penny needs to drop: you’ve made it through another year and have one less year to live

3. Your cell phone rings 24 hours a day and people who don’t talk to you all year round decide to show up

4. They try to rapprochement and start updating you on the news of the last 12 months

5. As usual, you don’t know what to say and go around spreading “thanks” around

6. Not to mention the obligation to be sociable and/or friendly, which may not be your strong suit.

7. You get gifts that definitely have nothing to do with your personality

8. And there’s the ~astral hell~ thing…

9. Friends start questioning you about how “the big day” will be celebrated

10. You don’t know how to deal with the astonished face people make when you tell them you don’t like it

11. And even if you’d rather no one know your birthday is coming up, some friend always does a favor to spread the word.

12. Afraid that they will prepare an embarrassing surprise party, you decide to do something

13. That’s when the saga begins to choose a place that pleases (almost) everyone

14. So you remember you need a guest list

15. And ends up creating an event on Facebook so you don’t forget to call anyone

16. Your friends, of course, take advantage of the space to post embarrassing photos about your past

17. After days, you realize you didn’t exactly invite that person who would be upset about not being invited

18. You already start to regret the celebration before it even happens

19. Even because you won’t be able to arrange to go and make some last minute excuse to lose everyone

20. The Fear of No One Showing Up Is Very, Very Real

21. If You Were Born On A Holiday, You Know Trauma Is Old

22. You need to arrive hours before the guests at the venue to secure your reservation and ~secure the tables~

23. People will be late and chances are you’ll be sleepy by the time they show up

24. Someone will ALWAYS sing Happy Birthday to Younot caring about your will

25. That when they don’t amend a Who Will It Be With🇧🇷

26. So you wonder who invented that birthday talk

27. And the worst of all is knowing that there’s no way out next year 🙁